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http://sms.cam.ac.uk/images/cam/identifier2.png19246http://video.search.yahoo.com/mrsshttp://sms.cam.ac.uk/institution/PPO/collections'Light, Clocks and Sleep'ucs_sms_1432538http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1432538
Light, Clocks and Sleep: The Discovery of a New Photoreceptor within the Eye
Until the late 1990’s it seemed inconceivable to most vision biologists that there could be an unrecognised class of light sensor within the eye. After all, the eye was the best understood part of the central nervous system. One hundred and fifty years of research had explained how we see: Light is detected by the rods and cones of the retina and their responses are assembled into an “image” by inner retinal neurones, followed by advanced visual processing in the brain. This representation of the eye left no room for an additional class of ocular photoreceptor. However, work in a variety of animals, including mice and humans, overturned this conventional view of the eye. We now know that the rods and cones are not alone.
Image courtesy of: Grégoire Lannoy from Flickr Creative Commons1432538800th Anniversaryucs_sms_734592http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/734592
734592Admissionsucs_sms_1264301http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1264301
Podcasts for people interested in applying to Cambridge University.1264301An audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lamaucs_sms_1467013http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1467013
In April 2013 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama visited Cambridge after being invited by the Global Scholars Symposium to deliver talks and participate in discussions.1467013Anglican Theological Trainingucs_sms_1101901http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1101901
Podcasts from Ridley Hall, an Anglican Theological Training College in Cambridge.1101901Artist Unknownucs_sms_3017105http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/3017105
What happens when we don’t know who made something?
Each object talked about in this podcast has an unknown maker. Why are they unknown? Is it important that we know? And how much can an object tell us about the person who made it?
This podcast series is part of an exhibition titled Artist: Unknown at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge. In collaboration with the University of Cambridge Museums, it brings together works of art from across the University’s collections from July to September 2019.3017105Aspects of Philosophy at Cambridgeucs_sms_1468557http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1468557
Recorded lectures from the Faculty of Philosophy1468557Booker case studiesucs_sms_2813548http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2813548
Case studies of departments using the 'Booker' room booking system at the University of Cambridge2813548Brexit weekucs_sms_2342080http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2342080
A week of interdisciplinary discussion events to engage University of Cambridge students and the local community in key current debates about Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Photo credit: June-2016_0010 by Ed Everett on Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/edeverett/279330058962342080Brexit weekucs_sms_2352280http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2352280
A week of interdisciplinary discussion events to engage University of Cambridge students and the local community in key current debates about Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Photo credit: June-2016_0010 by Ed Everett on Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/edeverett/279330058962352280Cambridge Conservation Initiative ucs_sms_1469794http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1469794
The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading Internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and around Cambridge, UK.
CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity and the natural capital it represents and, through this, secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth. The CCI partners together combine and integrate research, education, policy and practice to create innovative solutions for society and to foster conservation learning and leadership.
Cambridge, UK is the hub of the largest cluster of conservation organisations in the world and as part of CCI we are developing plans for a major Conservation Campus, where leaders in academia, business, government and non-governmental organisations can interact and work together.1469794Cambridge Conservation Seminarsucs_sms_1438714http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1438714
1438714Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2011ucs_sms_1174043http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1174043
The Cambridge Festival of Ideas is the only arts, humanities and social sciences festival in the UK. The 2011 Festival takes place between 19 - 30 October 2011.1174043Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2018ucs_sms_2845771http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2845771
2018 marks the 11th year of the Festival of Ideas. With hundreds of free events over two weeks, the Cambridge Festival of Ideas is one of the most exciting and dynamic occasions in the Cambridge cultural calendar. The Festival includes debates, workshops, talks, exhibitions and performances, celebrating the arts, humanities and social sciences. Featuring researchers from the University of Cambridge, local public figures and renowned guests, the Festival has something for everyone!
The Cambridge Festival of Ideas was established in 2008 with the aim of encouraging the public to explore the arts, humanities and social sciences, meet academics and students, and engage with the University via a thought-provoking and creative series of mostly free events.
The inspiration for the launch of the Festival of Ideas was the widespread popularity of the annual Cambridge Science Festival and the valuable communication experience that staff and students gain through engaging with the public.
The Festival of Ideas focuses on fuelling the public’s interest in and involvement with the arts, humanities and social sciences in a unique and inspiring way.2845771Cambridge Ideasucs_sms_535809http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/535809
Communicating the transformative impact on society of eight centuries of brilliant academic thought. Cambridge research together with comment and opinion on national and international current affairs.535809Cambridge in Americaucs_sms_508735http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/508735
A selection of Podcasts from Cambridge in America508735Cambridge in Americaucs_sms_119http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/119
119Cambridge Science Festivalucs_sms_748205http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/748205
Highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival748205Cambridge Science Festival 2011ucs_sms_1118085http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1118085
Talks recorded at the Cambridge Science Festival 20111118085Cambridge Science Festival 2012ucs_sms_1226168http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1226168
A collection for the 2012 Cambridge Science Festival: 'Breaking Boundaries'1226168Cambridge Science Festival 2013ucs_sms_1411111http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1411111
Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival, your opportunity to discover, question and take part in scientific activity at the University of Cambridge.1411111Cambridge Science Festival 2014ucs_sms_1672975http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1672975
The Science Festival aims to provide the public with opportunities to explore and discuss issues of scientific interest and concern and to raise aspirations by encouraging young people to consider a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.1672975Cambridge Science Festival 2016ucs_sms_2202287http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2202287
The Science Festival provides the public with opportunities to explore and discuss issues of scientific interest and concern and to raise aspirations by encouraging young people to consider a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
Each year, the Festival welcomes visitors to hundreds of events and receives extensive national and local media coverage. Over 170 event coordinators organise talks, interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities, film showings and debates with the assistance of around 1,000 staff and students from departments and organisations across the University and research institutions, charities and industry in the eastern region. In addition, over 150 people volunteer their time to act as stewards to ensure visitors have a safe and enjoyable Festival experience.
http://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/2202287Cambridge Science Festival Spotlight on Scienceucs_sms_748922http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/748922
Audio recordings of the Spotlight on Science evening lecture series at the Cambridge Science Festival748922Cambridge Shortsucs_sms_1855790http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1855790
Cambridge Shorts is a film project run by the University of Cambridge which gives researchers at an early stage of their career the opportunity to work with professional film makers to make films about their research that are creative, accessible and engaging.1855790Centre for Gender Studiesucs_sms_2024278http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024278
Image courtesy of Richard Beer Flickr Creative Commons2024278Centre for Science & Policyucs_sms_2012842http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2012842
The Centre for Science and Policy helps the sciences and technology to serve society by promoting engagement between researchers and policy professionals.
Image courtesy of margarita mp from Flickr Creative Commons2012842Centre of African Studiesucs_sms_2012875http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2012875
An audio and video collection of seminars, talks and events held at the Centre of African Studies2012875Centre of Governance and Human Rightsucs_sms_2024035http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024035
The Centre of Governance and Human Rights draws together experts, practitioners and policymakers from Cambridge University and far beyond to think critically and innovatively about pressing governance and human rights issues throughout the world. CGHR organises a range of research seminars and public events throughout the year, tied to our emerging research priorities. Many are recorded and accessible from SMS or our website.2024035Communications Forum 2013ucs_sms_1635334http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1635334
A collection of videos from OEAC's Communications Forum 2013.1635334Computer Laboratory 75th Anniversaryucs_sms_1610750http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1610750
On 24 April 2013, the Cambridge Computer Laboratory celebrated its 75th anniversary with a one-day event of talks, posters, and a celebration dinner.1610750Conspiracy and Democracyucs_sms_1428124http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1428124
How do conspiracies happen, how can historians use them to understand more about the past, and where do they begin and cease to be relevant to the study of history?
Conspiracy and Democracy, a Leverhulme-funded research project. More information is available at www.conspiracyanddemocracy.org.1428124Crisis and Social Change: towards alternative horizonsucs_sms_2024733http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024733
Crisis and Social Change: towards alternative horizons
Image courtesy of Justin Brown from Flickr Creative Commons2024733Crystallographyucs_sms_1713626http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1713626
A complete course in crystallography. Associated materials such as lecture notes, books, and much more can be found on: http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phase-trans/teaching.html H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia
Image credit: Natural Philo1713626Darwin ucs_sms_111http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/111
111Department of Politics and International Studiesucs_sms_2024012http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024012
Lectures from the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)
Image courtesy of Lutz from Flickr Creative Commons2024012Department of Psychiatryucs_sms_2024091http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024091
2024091Divestment Working Group town hallsucs_sms_2594206http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2594206
Recordings of the two town hall meetings held by the Divestment Working Group in Michaelmas Term 2017.2594206Does the Museum Just Preserve the Museum?ucs_sms_2024750http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024750
This is a series designed both to celebrate and to question what we do in museums and what museums do to us, and to ask what the future should hold for the museum and what the museum should hold for the future.
We will explore the ways in which what museums do is enabled and limited by their history and the history of collecting, asking whether and how museums can use their collections to transcend time. We will explore the constraints placed on museums by national history and how they contest natural history. We will think about museums as installations and museums as laboratories. And we will ask how healthy is the pressure to make visitors love their experiences in museums. Have museums failed or succeeded if some people hate2024750Economic and Social Historyucs_sms_2249248http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2249248
Podcasts of public lectures and interviews in economic and social history. For more information see: http://www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/podcasts.html
Image courtesy of: JH Images.co.uk from Flickr Creative Commons2249248ELECTION - The Cambridge Politics Podcastucs_sms_1907300http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1907300
This is ELECTION, the weekly Cambridge politics podcast, which tackles the biggest questions from new angles. Last season it asked the questions no-one else did in the run up to the UK's General Election: in Season II, it's going international.
From January until April, ELECTION will look at the US Presidential election and other elections around the world, exploring the current state of democracy and the many challenges it faces in 2016.
It will continue to take the temperature of British politics, after last year's remarkable election and the even more remarkable events that followed. Can Corbyn hold the Labour Party together? Will Britain be leaving the EU? Where is opposition to the government going to come from?
With David Runciman, Helen Thompson, Finbarr Livesey and Chris Brooke, plus new voices and a new series of guests, ELECTION promises insights from the worlds of science, history, philosophy and beyond.
A new episode every Thursday morning: please join us for the most interesting politics conversation out there.
More information at http://www.cam.ac.uk/election1907300Englishucs_sms_1142177http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1142177
1142177English Metrical Psalms: poetry, politics and pop music - Dr Amy Morrisucs_sms_1149022http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1149022
These lectures explore the rich tradition of English metrical psalmody in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The first lecture contextualises psalm versions by Wyatt and others into the literary, political and theological context of Renaissance England and focuses in particular on the Psalms' complex relationship with monarchy. The second lecture traces the Reformation quest to replace profane songs with holy and educational psalms, and continues to explore the controversies over the church psalter in the seventeenth century. The third lecture investigates the enriching connection between metrical psalm translation and English Renaissance literature.1149022Entrepreneurs and Expertsucs_sms_1139820http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1139820
1139820Eric Schmidt -The Future of Identity, Citizenship and Reporting ucs_sms_1430603http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1430603
Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power.
Today, our online identities affect but rarely overshadow our physical selves. But In the future, this could change: our identities in everyday life will come to be defined more and more by our virtual activities and associations.
With that comes some danger: the potential for someone else to access, share or manipulate parts of our online identities will increase, particularly due to our reliance on cloud-based data storage.
The shift from having one's identity shaped off-line and projected online to an identity that is fashioned online and experienced off-line will have implications for citizens, states, and companies as they navigate the new digital world.1430603EU Referendumucs_sms_2328311http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2328311
Information for European Economic Area nationals following the result of the EU Referendum.2328311Faculty of Classicsucs_sms_2012806http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2012806
Media relating to the Faculty of Classics.2012806Faculty of Divinityucs_sms_2150564http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2150564
The Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, is an international centre of excellence for study, teaching and research in Theology, Biblical Studies, Religious Studies, and the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics.2150564Faculty of Economicsucs_sms_2249160http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2249160
2249160Featured contentucs_sms_110http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/110
110Festival of Ideas 2010ucs_sms_1077147http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1077147
Explore the arts, humanities and social sciences at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2010.1077147Festival of Ideas 2012ucs_sms_1335352http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1335352
The Festival of Ideas is an annual celebration of arts, humanities and social sciences from the University of Cambridge.1335352Festival of Ideas 2013ucs_sms_1584645http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1584645
2013 marks the six-year anniversary of the Festival of Ideas, a University of Cambridge public engagement initiative that celebrates the arts, humanities and social sciences by showcasing a diverse mix of inspirational talks, performances, films, exhibitions and other creative displays.
The Festival of Ideas focuses on fuelling the public’s interest in and involvement with the arts, humanities and social sciences in a unique and inspiring way. It aims to gauge the similarities and differences in the approaches to public engagement required for science, technology, engineering and maths, and for the arts, humanities and social sciences.1584645Festival of Ideas 2015ucs_sms_2083808http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2083808
The Festival of Ideas is an annual celebration of arts, humanities and social sciences from the University of Cambridge.2083808Fictitiousucs_sms_756296http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/756296
756296Fitzwilliam Museumucs_sms_1099093http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1099093
Podcasts from the Fitzwilliam Museum1099093Gates 10th Anniversaryucs_sms_1187355http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1187355
The Gates Cambridge Trust was founded in 2000 through an endowment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. By the time it celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2010, it had nearly 1000 scholars and alumni from 91 countries.1187355Gates Distinguished Lecture Seriesucs_sms_1187422http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1187422
Listen to the top thinkers from around the world talking about everything from cloning to the future of broadcasting, Recorded as part of the Gates Distinguished Lecture series.1187422Global Food Securityucs_sms_2028277http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2028277
Global food security is a major research priority for UK and international science. The University of Cambridge Strategic Research Initiative in Global Food Security aims to integrate research ongoing across the various university Schools and Departments, to improve our understanding of the challenges of food security, and to develop solutions.
Image courtesy of CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture2028277Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries ucs_sms_1484552http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1484552
Dr Seth Berkley discusses how to harness the power of research to expedite the development of vaccines appropriate for developing countries and improve access to them.
Dr Berkley explains how the GAVI Alliance’s public-private partnership model brings together donors, developing countries, industry, civil society and academia to solve the challenges of reaching every child with vaccines no matter where they are born.
GAVI leverages expertise across a variety of sectors, including innovative financing for development, supply chain management, the development of mobile phone platforms for the collection of epidemiological data, mathematical modelling of infectious disease and health economics and policy.1484552Hay Festival lecturesucs_sms_1493188http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1493188
The Hay Festival brings together writers from around the world to debate and share stories in the staggering beauty of the Welsh Borders. A host of Cambridge academics and alumni will speak about subjects ranging from obesity and smart drugs to US politics and domestic service at this year’s Hay Festival. 2013 is the fifth year that the University has run it Cambridge Series at the Hay Festival, one of the most prestigious literary events in the world. This year for the first time speakers include alumni such as Chris Blackhurst, editor of The Independent who will speak with Professor Simon Blackburn on the current crisis of trust in major institutions including the press, the police and parliament following a series of scandals.1493188Holding penucs_sms_1220487http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1220487
1220487Judge Business Schoolucs_sms_120http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/120
120Latticesucs_sms_1731966http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1731966
1731966Law in Focus - 2015ucs_sms_2122757http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2122757
2122757Leslie Stephen lecture ucs_sms_2845872http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2845872
2845872Life in the Cosmosucs_sms_1264810http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1264810
Lord Rees, Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, delivers the inaugural Madingley Lecture on 10 January 2011.
The lecture is chaired by Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and introduced by Dr Rebecca Lingwood, Director of Continuing Education.
Please note that the lecture proper begins at the 5:00 minute point in the video.1264810Lines of Thought: Discoveries that Changed the Worlducs_sms_2201617http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2201617
Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display in Cambridge this week as Cambridge University Library celebrates its 600th birthday with a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of its greatest treasures. - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lines-of-thought-discoveries-that-changed-the-world#sthash.DztowzCc.dpuf2201617Low carbon climate-responsive Heating and Cooling of Cities (LoHCool)ucs_sms_3080770http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/3080770
Low carbon climate-responsive Heating and Cooling of Cities (LoHCool)
Principal Investigator: Prof. C. Alan Short 1 with Co-i's Prof. Peter Guthrie 2, Prof. Li Baizhan3, Prof. Meng Liu3, prof. Jian Ge 4, Prof Yao Runming5, Prof. Sue Grimmond 5, Prof. Michael Herzog 6 and Prof. Kevin Lomas 7
1 Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge; 2 Department of Engineering University of Cambridge, 3 Chongqing University, 4 Zhejiang University, 5 University of Reading, 6 Dept. of Geography, University of Cambridge 7 Loughborough University Department of Civil and Building Engineering.
The built environment sector in China is currently responsible for 36-40% of total national energy consumption (THUBERC, 2016; Zhang, He, Tang & Wei, 2015). Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) account for 47% of building energy consumption. Up to 21% of national total energy consumption and emissions of 2.22 Billion tons of CO2 are down to the building stock (THUBERC, 2017; China Statistical Yearbook, 2017). UK 2016 total emissions were 0.379 Billion tons. In an attempt to reduce emissions, China's central government has set the ambitious target of reducing CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% by 2020 against the 2005 baseline (MOHURD NDRC, 2013). The highly inter-disciplinary, multi institutional, trans-continental LoHCool research project demonstrates ways in which the existing relatively recent building stock in the cities of the Hot Summer Cold Winter zone (550M citizens, 9 Billion m2 of building floorspace) can be adapted, viably, whilst occupied, to significantly reduce the potential impact surge in emissions if owners and developers simply pursue the Western path of fully air conditioning business-as-usual buildings without attending to their design and fabric. Demand for mechanical cooling is the key issue in reducing carbon emissions in the HSCW Zone. In Chongqing, colleagues report that winter heat energy use is much reduced but summer cooling energy remains stubbornly constant. Adaptation of the building stock is required to break this pattern. The estimated total annual energy consumption for residential floorspace in the HSCW zone is of the order of 90-135 Billion kWh. The LoHCool research question is how to mitigate a potential future 320 - 415 Billion kWh of energy consumption per annum across this region and the attendent carbon emissions.
Funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) with the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC) under the China-UK LOW CARBON CITIES Programme.
[NSFC grant number 51561135002; and EPSRC grant number EP/ N009797/1].3080770Madingley Lecturesucs_sms_1433277http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1433277
A series of free public lectures given by leading authorities in their fields. The lectures take place at Madingley Hall, home of the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE). The Madingley Lectures are an important part of ICE's commitment to public engagement.1433277Martin Centre Research Seminar Seriesucs_sms_1431052http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1431052
The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies is the research division of the University of Cambridge Department of Architecture, honoring in its title the late Sir Leslie Martin, Emeritus Professor of Architecture. Since 1970, the Centre has held open lectures once a week during full term. The talks are intended for non- specialist audiences, and all are welcome.1431052McDonald Institute for Archaeological Researchucs_sms_2150343http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2150343
The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research serves as an interdisciplinary hub aiming to provide a shared intellectual home for archaeologists at Cambridge with a programme of seminars, workshops, conferences, publications and research grants as well as laboratory space for a wide range of archaeological research which crosses continents, periods and approaches in its exploration of the diversity of the human past.2150343Medieval History Seminarsucs_sms_2024352http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024352
Image courtesy of Phillip Capper from Flickr Creative Commons2024352Musicucs_sms_1077788http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1077788
Music from the University of Cambridge.1077788Novel Thoughtsucs_sms_1998021http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1998021
‘Novel Thoughts’ is a series exploring the literary reading habits of eight Cambridge scientists. From illustrated children’s books to Thomas Hardy, from Star Wars to Middlemarch, we find out what fiction has meant to each of the scientists and peek inside the covers of the books that have played a major role in their lives. ‘Novel Thoughts’ was inspired by research at St Andrew’s University by Dr Sarah Dillon (now a lecturer in the Faculty of English at Cambridge) who interviewed 20 scientists for the ‘What Scientists Read’ project. She found that reading fiction can help scientists to see the bigger picture and be reminded of the complex richness of human experience. Novels can show the real stories behind the science, or trigger a desire in a young reader to change lives through scientific discovery. They can open up new worlds, or encourage a different approach to familiar tasks.1998021Objects in Motionucs_sms_2163355http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2163355
Objects in Motion brings together scholars, curators and artists from around the world to dialogue about material objects in transition - cultural, temporal and geographical.
All material objects are produced within specific contexts – whether they are ancient Roman tombstones, century-old Inuit clothing, or modern video games. How are differences in use and meaning negotiated when these objects transition into other contexts? What continuities remain, and what is reinterpreted and refashioned? How does this affect the meanings and knowledge embodied in, or found with, such objects?
The subjects discussed will range in time from antiquity to the present day, and in geography across different continents. The individual disciplines encompassed include history, history of science and medicine, anthropology, social anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, art and performance, history of art, geography, digital humanities, museums, and cultural heritage.
This breadth of speakers and topics will facilitate a fruitful exploration of material culture dynamics which are central to the human experience even in an era of multinational corporations, global communication, and increasing standardisation. It will also foster discussion of the different disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to studying and communicating about these themes.
Image courtesy of williambeem.com from Flickr Creative Commons2163355Office of External Affairs and Communicationsucs_sms_22http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/22
22Open Cambridgeucs_sms_663545http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/663545
663545Open Cambridgeucs_sms_1558397http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1558397
For one special weekend in September, Cambridge unlocks its secrets and welcomes everyone to share in its rich heritage and culture. Throughout the weekend, a variety of talks, walks, tours and exhibitions highlight aspects of the city's history as well as gardens, trails, art and architecture. Part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme, Open Cambridge offers local residents free access to many of Cambridge's treasures.1558397Open meetingsucs_sms_2365674http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2365674
Audio recordings of open meetings for staff and students.2365674ourcambridgeucs_sms_3001141http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/3001141
Recordings of ourcambridge talks and seminars.3001141Outreachucs_sms_749480http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/749480
749480Pete Wothersucs_sms_114http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/114
114Philosophyucs_sms_1188700http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1188700
Recorded lectures from the Faculty of Philosophy1188700Physics and Physiology of Running: Faster Racingucs_sms_2234158http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2234158
Christof Schwiening (physiologist) and Kevin O'Holleran (physicist) take a rational scientific approach to marathon running in this 2-part talk. Neither is a sports scientist; Christof is a cellular neurophysiologist and Kevin is an physicist, but both are competitive runners obsessively concerned with optimizing performance. Some of the ideas presented will challenge current common coaching dogma.
Running your best marathon involves starting at the appropriate pace and then following a plan. We will consider how that pace and plan can be calculated using a range of techniques. Some of the techniques currently used fail for certain runners in a predictable fashion, we will show how corrections can be made. We will also discuss the in-race 'mistakes' that are commonly made as well as the worthwhile optimizations. Why waste the fitness you have spent months gaining?
Image courtesy of Phil Roeder from Flickr Creative Commons2234158Psywar during the Malayan Emergencyucs_sms_1422251http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1422251
The Malayan Emergency of 1948-1960 is widely regarded as having involved the most successful British counter-insurgency (COIN) campaign in history. Similarly, it also included one of the most successful British psychological warfare operations ever undertaken. This important aspect of the COIN campaign, however, has only been examined in a handful of studies – something which remains true more broadly of British psychological warfare efforts throughout the period of imperial decolonisation and the Cold War.
In this seminar paper (originally given on Friday, 22 February, 2013), Thomas J. Maguire provides an insight into how psychological warfare played an increasingly important part in the largest British counter-insurgency operation of the decolonisation era.
Psychological warfare was conceived as a potential “force multiplier” which would reinforce other counter-insurgency strategies and tactics employed against the communist Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). It targeted the insurgents’ morale and sought to induce surrenders and defections, while creating dissent, division and instability in their ranks. It was, therefore, intended to both remove insurgents from the battlefield and hasten a greater supply of intelligence.
Maguire explains how, after a relatively ineffective start, the Federation Government psychological warfare strategy became more systematic and refined from about 1950 onwards, eventually playing an important part in the insurgents’ defeat. The talk shows how ‘psychological intelligence’ was collected, analysed and disseminated – in particular through the careful interrogation of surrendering enemy personnel. Using this intelligence, the Government information services constructed a number of influential propaganda themes and utilised a variety of techniques to disseminate finished productions, most notably by dropping over 400 million leaflets over the jungle during the course of the conflict.
The paper also highlights the broader political and cultural context in which psychological operations took place, showing how they influenced British strategy and contributed to the Emergency’s outcome.
The seminar is part of the regular Cambridge Intelligence Seminar organised through the Faculty of History and the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge. It is chaired by Prof. Christopher Andrew (Corpus Christi), an expert in the international relations sub-field of intelligence and security studies. Prof. Andrew’s extensive list of publications include the recent and much-vaunted The Defence of the Realm: the Authorized History of MI5 (2009).
Thomas J. Maguire (Gonville & Caius) is a PhD candidate in POLIS. This paper forms part of a chapter on interrogation and psychological warfare in the forthcoming publication, Simona Tobia & Christopher Andrew (eds), Interrogation in War and Conflict. The principal focus of his research is British and American psychological warfare and counter-subversion in early Cold War Southeast Asia. His broader research interests lie within the fields of intelligence and security studies, psychological warfare, and the Cold War.1422251Public and Popular Historyucs_sms_1431262http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1431262
What happens when history narratives are produced not for library bookshelves but for a mass audience? Does popularisation of history automatically mean dumbing down? Who are the people who make history for the public sphere, and what are their motivations and priorities? The Public & Popular History seminar series brings them together, film makers, journalists, professional historians and museum curators. Through talks, multi-media presentations, panel discussions, and debates the seminar explores the practices and characteristics of public and popular history in the contemporary world.1431262Public and popular history seminarsucs_sms_1144414http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1144414
Faculty of History seminar on public and popular history.1144414Research Horizonsucs_sms_1077800http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1077800
Welcome to Cambridge University's research collection, where you can find out about some of the research, discoveries and innovations that take place here. Whether you are at Cambridge, thinking about applying, or just curious about what happens at this famous University, this collection gives you a chance to find out something you didn't already know about the world around you!1077800Routledge Lectures in Philosophyucs_sms_1188691http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1188691
Public lectures about philosophy sponsored by Routledge.1188691School of Clinical Medicineucs_sms_2024008http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024008
2024008Science and Religionucs_sms_1095169http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1095169
Lectures and Seminars organised by the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.1095169Science Festivalucs_sms_1655363http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1655363
Media files for Scence Festival1655363Science in Societyucs_sms_1264216http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1264216
Produced by student group 'The Triple Helix', this series explores the interdisciplinary issues surrounding science and its impact on society.1264216Shakespearean Comedy - Dr Raphael Lyneucs_sms_1148994http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1148994
These lectures suggest a number of different ways in which to take Shakespeare's comedies seriously, and to appreciate how seriously he took them. They weren't meant to give the students a general introduction, but rather to support their other work on Shakespeare by suggesting some different angles from which to approach him.1148994Shrinking Commonsucs_sms_2028980http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2028980
The Shrinking Commons
What do we mean by common property?
What resources do we continue to hold in common?
What is their fate?
The commons have been described as a drama, even - famously - a 'tragedy'. Their fate, their future, has never seemed more parlous, with climate change, population growth, and competition for scarce resources seemingly threatening our greatest common property, the planet itself. Enclosure - once seen as the end of the commons - is touted by some as the only way to protect precious environments subject to encroachment. At the same time, undergirded by a general anxiety that the natural, social and political commons are at risk from the encroachments of capitalist expansion, hyper-consumption, and corporatist politics, critics of enclosure grasping for a new counter-narrative, propose a new global commons as the only solution to pressing global problems. The commons, far from disappearing, and irreducible to merely 'public goods', remain central to material struggles and utopian imaginaries of collective ownership and wellbeing.
Yet what exactly is meant by the commons today? How do we define them? How are they formed, and for whom? What are the prospects for new commons and new forms of 'commoning'? What political languages and narratives about what is held 'in common' should we seek to endorse?
This symposium addresses these questions, following developments across three historically vital 'passage points': the ownership, availability and condition of land and nature; the technologies and infrastructures of collective provisioning; and the structuring of publics and their rights. Participants - drawn from the natural and social sciences, and from diverse disciplines ranging from architecture, anthropology, geography, environmental science, urbanism, sociology, and philosophy - will explore the processes behind the shrinking commons, but also demonstrate their survival and expansion, as well as the development of new and emergent commons. The Symposium also features four public lectures with keynote speakers reflecting on the loss and the promise of global commons.
Throughout, we consider the material, discursive and ideological implications of things being held, managed, and imagined 'in common'. Our ultimate aim is to encapsulate the breadth of contemporary change and to find within it the terms and sites of a new language of collective presence and shared returns.
The symposium is organized by the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge.2028980Smallholder Farming and the Future of Fooducs_sms_1433971http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1433971
500 million smallholder farmers support over 2 billion people, yet for many, their future looks increasingly uncertain.
What is the way forward for smallholders and for the future of food?
Image courtesy of http://www.irri.org1433971St John's Collegeucs_sms_760822http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/760822
760822The Board of Longitude projectucs_sms_1521538http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1521538
The archives of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, held in Cambridge University Library, include the complete run of the surviving papers of the Board of Longitude through the eighteenth century until its abolition in 1828. These papers throw a vivid light on the role of the British state in encouraging invention and discovery, on the energetic culture of technical ingenuity in the long eighteenth century, and on many aspects of exploration and maritime travel in the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic.
This project, a partnership between Cambridge University Library, the National Maritime Museum and the AHRC-funded Board of Longitude Project, presents fully digitised versions of the complete archive and associated materials, alongside detailed metadata, contextual essays, video, educational resources and hundreds of links through to relevant objects in the National Maritime Museum's online collections.1521538The Cambridge Animal Alphabet seriesucs_sms_2137311http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2137311
The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society.2137311The Centre for the Study of Existential Riskucs_sms_2012791http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2012791
Safeguarding our passage through the 21st Century
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is an interdisciplinary research centre focused on the study of risks threatening human extinction that may emerge from technological advances. CSER aims to combine key insights from the best minds across disciplines to tackle the greatest challenge of the coming century: safely harnessing our rapidly-developing technological power.
An existential risk is one that threatens the existence of our entire species. The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) — a joint initiative between philosopher Huw Price, cosmologist Martin Rees, and software entrepreneur Jaan Tallinn — was founded on the conviction that these risks require a great deal more scientific investigation than they presently receive. The Centre’s aim is to develop a new science of existential risk, and to develop protocols for the investigation and mitigation of technology-driven existential risks.
CSER is hosted within the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), under the management of Dr Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh. The Centre's Management Committee is supported by an international Advisory Board. See the CSER project website for more information. http://cser.org/
Image courtesy of Rosa Menkman from Flickr Creative Commons2012791The Centre of South Asian Studies: Oral History Collectionucs_sms_654115http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/654115
654115The effects of profound early deprivation on brain and behavioural developmentucs_sms_2348425http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2348425
In this talk, Professor Charles A. Nelson, Harvard University, discusses what happens to children whose experience after birth deviates from the norm; specifically, infants who experience profound early neglect. In the Bucharest Early Intervention Project three groups of Romanian children are being studied: infants abandoned to institutions and who remain in institutional care; infants abandoned to institutions but then placed in high quality foster care; and infants who have never been institutionalized. These three groups have been studied for the past 16 years and in this talk he discusses the findings from a variety of domains (including but not limited to IQ, attachment, and brain development). This work will be considered within the broader context of the 140 million parentless children around the world, 8 million of whom are being raised in institutional settings.
This talk is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.2348425The King James Bible - 400 yearsucs_sms_1111357http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1111357
On the 27th of February, 2011, Sidney Sussex College held a day of lectures, exhibitions, music, and reading to celebrate the quatercentenary of the publication of the King James Bible. This collection brings together the four lectures by our distinguished speakers - John Morrill, David McKitterick, Kerry McCarthy, and Geoffrey Hill - with readings from the Bible in over two dozen languages, ancient and modern.1111357The New Normal for Natural Disastersucs_sms_1431154http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1431154
The effects of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, and Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy are discussed with respect to their impact on regional and international economics, national practices for security and recovery, and worldwide energy policy. The severity and far ranging consequences of these extreme events have established in effect a new normal for natural disasters.
The lecture explains why these events require a fundamental re-thinking of the way we evaluate the risks of extreme events, as well as define and protect critical infrastructure. Examples of critical infrastructure at risk are discussed with respect to earthquake effects on the water supply of Southern California and hurricane effects on New York City. Selective lessons learned from recent earthquakes are described with respect to mitigation measures. To address the need for protection against rare, high consequence events with limited financial resources, a strategy for improving infrastructure resilience is proposed.
Image courtesy of: pennstatenews from Flickr Creative Commons
Tom O’Rourke is the Thomas R. Briggs Professor of Engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
For more information please contact csic-admin@eng.cam.ac.uk1431154The Rede lecturesucs_sms_1887199http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1887199
The Rede lectures are the oldest series of named lectures in the University, first endowed by the executors of Sir Robert Rede in 1524.1887199The Secret Of Chanel No. 5ucs_sms_1264820http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1264820
Video from an alumni reception in New York City featuring Tilar Mazzeo (Pembroke) who spoke about her new book 'The Secret of Chanel No. 5'. Images courtesy of the author.1264820The Seeley Lecturesucs_sms_2150593http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2150593
The John Robert Seeley Lectures are given biennially by a distinguished visitor to Cambridge, on a topic in Political Thought and its History.2150593The State of the Universe - Stephen Hawking 70th Birthday Symposiumucs_sms_1459026http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1459026
'The State of the Universe' scientific conference and the public symposium were held in Cambridge UK, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Professor Stephen Hawking. The conference was hosted by the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (DAMTP) at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in the University of Cambridge. We were very pleased to be able to hold this remarkable event for Professor Hawking, whose courage, insight and vision continues to have such an impact on the way we all understand fundamental physics at the extremes in black holes and the Big Bang. A major goal of the event was to review the current status of the fields of black holes, cosmology and fundamental physics; the 27 invited speakers are all world leaders in these fields.1459026The Triple Helixucs_sms_121http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/121
121The Vocabulary of Big Dataucs_sms_2028950http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2028950
Big Data is everywhere, no matter what you do – from humanities to natural sciences, from social sciences to engineering to medicine. Yet, data on its own, no matter how “Big”, is of little use. Distilling Big Data into actionable, useful information requires a range of tools from mathematics, statistics and computer science, which might appear intimidating when approached for the first time.
In these talks, we will introduce the key concepts and ideas which underlie modern analysis of large and complex data sets, in a maths-free manner.
Image courtesy of François Quévillon from Flickr Creative Commons2028950Twenty First Century Cropsucs_sms_1423925http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1423925
‘Feeding Seven Billion’
Cambridge led Public Debates on Global Food Security:
Debate 1: Biotechnology, Intellectual Property and Twenty First Century Crops
What is the relative role of private industry and publicly-funded research in promoting agro-biotechnologies?
Is technological innovation the primary way to address the challenge of food security?
What are the strategic priorities of the biotechnology industry?
Might the utilisation of agro-biotechnologies limit other options for agrarian reform?
What is the impact of GMOs on food safety and seed security? Is there a necessary trade off between these two concerns?
Speakers:
Dr Derek Byerlee; Indpendent Researcher and Author of the World Bank World Development Report 2008 Agriculture for Development.
Professor Ian Crute; Chief Scientist, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Lead Expert Group for the UK Foresight project on Food and Farming Future
Professor Jack Kloppenburg; University of Wisconsin. Distinguished environmental sociologist and award winning author of First the Seed: The Political Economy of Biotechnology.
Chair: Professor Christopher Gilligan; Chair, Cambridge University Strategic Initiative in Global Food Security; Professor of Mathematical Biology, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge1423925UASucs_sms_2020083http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2020083
2020083Under the Microscopeucs_sms_1206050http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1206050
Cambridge University's Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that capture glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up and convey the excitement of cutting-edge science in areas that range from beetle eyes to killer T-cells, from nano-wires to fish skeletons.
Logo image by Fernan Federici in the Haseloff Lab.1206050Understanding Inequalities: new thinking for public policyucs_sms_2274668http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2274668
We are witnessing increasing divisions in society whereby health gains for some are not shared by others; where social mobility is falling; and where the pay gap between ordinary workers and corporate leaders has grown exponentially. Inequality is now a mainstream political issue. What does current research bring to our understanding of how inequality shapes our economy and society? What do the public think about inequality? Can research provide evidence of interventions to reduce inequalities?
Inequality is one of the research themes identified by the Public Policy Strategic Research Initiative (SRI). The group included Professor Theresa Marteau, Professor Simon Szreter, Professor David Howarth, Professor Simon Deakin and Dr Charlotte Sausman who began discussing the question of public attitudes to inequality, and how attitudes changed across different types of inequality. Several of the group had already attended the Rustat Conference on Inequality, held in Cambridge in March 2015 , and were keen to build on the discussions held there. Through the YouGov Cambridge programme, we engaged YouGov to carry out some polling on current attitudes to inequalities.
Image courtesy of Shreyans Bhansali from Flickr Creative Commons2274668USS open meetingsucs_sms_3007414http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/3007414
Staff open meetings about the Universities Superannuation Scheme, particularly concerning the 2017 and 2018 valuations of the scheme.3007414We Are The Universityucs_sms_2865226http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2865226
Welcome to We Are The University, a podcast which opens a window on to the people that make Cambridge University unique.
Students, archivists, professors, alumni: all have a story to share.2865226What makes a Gates scholar?ucs_sms_1187315http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1187315
Gates Cambridge scholars talk about what it means to be a Gates scholar and about the research that led them to Cambridge.1187315Wolfson College Humanities Societyucs_sms_2024838http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024838
A collection of lectures organised by the Wolfson College Cambridge Humanities Society.2024838Wolfson College lunchtime seminar seriesucs_sms_2150398http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2150398
2150398Wolfson College Science Societyucs_sms_2024917http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/2024917
A collection of lectures organised by the Wolfson College Cambridge Science Society.2024917Workflow Testsucs_sms_530494http://sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/530494
Testing workflows from:
Camtasia
16x9 footage from Avid
16x9 HD footage from Avid530494PPO